[gimp-web/testing] Update index.md
- From: Alexandre Prokoudine <aprokoudine src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gimp-web/testing] Update index.md
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:15:27 +0000 (UTC)
commit 60b46ffc52810717bc534f36666facff290e28f3
Author: Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>
Date: Wed Mar 20 12:15:22 2019 +0000
Update index.md
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@@ -8,11 +8,23 @@ Summary: GIMP 2.10.10 released: good news everyone!
No updates for a few months, but the reward is there: a lot of nice new
features in this release!
+Version 2.10.10 highlights are:
+
+* Line art detection in the _Bucket Fill_ tool for comic artists
+* Various usability improvements in transformation tools
+* _Sample Merged_ option added to the _Heal_ tool and fixed in the _Clone_ tool
+* Parametric brushes now have 32-bit per channel precision
+* Easier brush and pattern creation workflow
+* On-canvas layer selection
+* Faster saving/exporting and layer groups rendering
+* Initial DDS support
+* Many improvements in GEGL, the image processing engine
+
# Notable improvements
## Improved tools
### Bucket Fill tool
-The Bucket Fill tool got a bit of revamping making it much easier to
+The _Bucket Fill_ tool got a bit of revamping making it much easier to
use. It also got a new "*Fill by line art detection*" mode (a.k.a.
"Smart Colorization")!
@@ -27,7 +39,7 @@ use. It also got a new "*Fill by line art detection*" mode (a.k.a.
Similarly to painting tools, it is now possible to pick surrounding
colors on canvas with the `Ctrl` modifier, without having to switch to
-Color Picker tool.
+_Color Picker_ tool.
#### Click and drag to fill
@@ -36,7 +48,7 @@ now keep the mouse button down to continue filling more areas.
#### Fill by line art detection
-Finally the highlight change on the Bucket Fill tool is a new algorithm
+Finally, the highlight change on the _Bucket Fill_ tool is a new algorithm
for painters, allowing to fill areas surrounded by "line arts", while
trying to leave no unfilled pixels near the lines, and closing potential
zones.
@@ -66,27 +78,29 @@ post](https://girinstud.io/news/2019/02/smart-colorization-in-gimp/).
Ell improved various shortcomings on several transformation tools:
-* The Scale tool now scale around the center, even when using numeric
+* The _Scale_ tool now scales around the center, even when using numeric
input.
* The Unified Transform tool defaults to preserving aspect ratio
when scaling up or down.
* New "Constrain handles" and "Around center" options to the
- perspective-transform tool's GUI, which are similar to the
- corresponding options of the unified-transform tool.
+ _Perspective Transform_ tool's GUI, which are similar to the
+ corresponding options of the _Unified Transform_ tool.
* New "Readjust" button in several transformation tools to readjust
- transform handles based on the current state of the display.
+ transform handles based on the current zoom level.
+* TODO: linking/unlinking of normal/corrective modes
TODO: add video we shared on social media about the "Readjust" handles.
-### Healing tool
+### Heal and Clone tool
-Michael Natterer improved the Healing tool, allowing "Sample merged" to
-also work for the target pixels, allowing to draw in empty layers.
+Michael Natterer improved the _Heal_ tool by adding the "Sample merged" option
+which allows painting changes on a separate layer to keep the original data
+intact.
## Better brushes
### 32-bit parametric brushes
-Michael Natterer and Ell worked a lot on better brush support in GIMP.
+Michael Natterer and Ell worked a lot on a better brush support in GIMP.
A major improvement for painters was making parametric brushes finally
32-bit float, following the high-bit depth move for color processing.
The main advantage will be to avoid posterization on large brushes,
@@ -94,8 +108,9 @@ especially with darker colors.
It is to be noted that raster brushes are still 8-bit. Promoting them to
32-bit float is also a planned future work.
-Moreover plug-ins only have access to 8-bit versions of high-precision
-brushes and patterns. New API will be required to handle high-precision
+
+Moreover, plug-ins only have access to 8-bit versions of high-precision
+brushes and patterns. The new API will be required to handle high-precision
data.
### Easy brush and pattern creation from clipboard
@@ -125,7 +140,7 @@ pixels in front of your eyes.
Jehan implemented a new generic canvas modifier `Alt + middle click`
allowing to pick layers by clicking on pixels. The available layers will
-be looped through (starting from the upper one) while Alt key is hold
+be looped through (starting from the upper one) while `Alt` key is hold
and the picked layer name will be temporarily displayed in the status
bar. The interaction choices also heavily benefited from inputs of
Aryeom, from *ZeMarmot* project.
@@ -187,7 +202,7 @@ replaced by the new version.
## Filters
-Circular, linear, and zoom motion blurs got new on-canvas interactions
+_Circular_, _Linear_, and _Zoom Motion_ blurs got new on-canvas interactions
(simple lines) allowing easier visual tweaking of the blur settings.
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